What does each club give for Altura a la cruz in the Bichón Maltés?

FCI, Male: 21–25 cm; UKC, Male: 20.3–25.4 cm; FCI, Female: 20–23 cm; UKC, Female: 17.8–22.9 cm; KC, Altura a la cruz: under 25 cm.

Bichón Maltés breed standards compared

Each column is one club's published standard. An empty cell means the club says nothing on that point in our records.

Clubs compared: FCI, AKC, UKC, KC, CKC.

Size

Size
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Altura a la cruz, male	21–25 cm	No ruling	20.3–25.4 cm	No ruling	No ruling
Altura a la cruz, female	20–23 cm	No ruling	17.8–22.9 cm	No ruling	No ruling
Altura a la cruz	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	under 25 cm	No ruling
Peso	3–4 kg	under 3.2 kg1.8–2.7 kg	2.7–3.6 kg	No ruling	under 3.3 kg1.8–2.8 kg
Relación altura-longitud	No ruling	1	1	No ruling	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
StopPronunciado	Estándar (“Fronto-nasal depression strongly defined making an angle of 90”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
StopModerado	No ruling	Estándar (“the stop moderate”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“The stop is moderate.”)
MordidaMordida en tijera	Estándar (“incisors in scissor articulation”)	Alternativo (“even, edge-to-edge bite, or in a scissors bite”)	Estándar (“meet in a scissors bite”)	Estándar (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Alternativo (“even edge to edge bite or in a scissors bite”)
MordidaMordida en pinza	No ruling	Alternativo (“even, edge-to-edge bite, or in a scissors bite”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativo (“even edge to edge bite or in a scissors bite”)
MordidaPrognatismo superior	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bites.”)	No ruling	No ruling
MordidaPrognatismo inferior	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bites.”)	No ruling	No ruling
DenticiónDentición completa	Estándar (“the dentition is well developed and complete”)	No ruling	Estándar (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Porte de las orejasCaídas (colgantes)	Estándar (“hanging close to the sides of the skull”)	Estándar (“The drop ears”)	Estándar (“the drop ears hang close to the side of the skull”)	Estándar (“hanging close to head”)	Estándar (“hanging close to the side of the head”)
Inserción de las orejasAlta	Estándar (“set high above the zygomatic arch”)	No ruling	Estándar (“set above the zygomatic arch”)	No ruling	No ruling
Inserción de las orejasBaja	No ruling	Estándar (“rather low set”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Ears should be low set”)
Forma de los ojosRedondos	Estándar (“the shape tends to be rounded”)	Estándar (“very dark and round”)	Estándar (“The dark brown, round eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forma de los ojosOvalados	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Oval, not bulging, dark brown”)	No ruling
Línea superiorHorizontal	Estándar (“Topline: Straight to the tail-set.”)	Estándar (“The back is level in topline”)	Estándar (“The topline is level.”)	Estándar (“back level from withers to tail”)	Estándar (“straight and level from the tip of the shoulders”)
Línea superiorDe carpa (arqueada)	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Faults: Roached back.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Retracción del vientreModerada	No ruling	Estándar (“just slightly tucked up underneath”)	Estándar (“just slightly tucked up underneath”)	No ruling	No ruling
Inserción de la colaAlta	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“The longhaired tail is set high”)	No ruling	Estándar (“Is set high and should be long haired”)
Porte de la colaEnroscada sobre el dorso	Estándar (“Forms a single big curve, the tip of which falls ... touching the croup”)	Estándar (“carried gracefully over the back”)	Estándar (“carried gracefully and well arched over the back”)	Estándar (“carried well arched over back”)	Estándar (“carried well arched over the back”)
Longitud de la colaCorta	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Serious Faults: Lack of tail or a shortened tail”)	No ruling	No ruling
Longitud del cuelloLargo	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Fairly long and arched at the crest”)	No ruling	No ruling
Longitud del cuelloMedio	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Medium length.”)	No ruling
Forma del hocicoAfilado	No ruling	Estándar (“fine and tapered but not snipy”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“fine and slightly tapered, but not snipey”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Parche	Descalificante (“Patches of different colours whatever their extension”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Caudectomía (corte de cola)	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“shortened tail, whether natural or docked”)	No ruling	No ruling

The law on these procedures differs by country. A listing here says nothing about whether one is legal where you live.

Bichón Maltés colors and patterns

What each club's breed standard says about every Bichón Maltés color and pattern. Point at a ruling to see the club's own wording.

Breed standards describe the Bichón Maltés in Blanco, Limón y Crema. Standard patterns: Unicolor.

Pelaje: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Blanco	Estándar (“Pure white”)	Estándar (“White”)	Estándar (“Pure white”)	Estándar (“Pure white”)	Estándar (“Pure white”)
Limón	Descalificante	Falta (“White & Lemon”)	No reconocido	Estándar (“slight lemon markings permissible”)	Estándar (“Slight lemon markings permissible”)
Crema	Estándar (“a pale ivory tinge is permitted”)	No reconocido	Falta (“An ivory tinge, or traces of orange, are permitted but they are considered an imperfection”)	No reconocido	No reconocido
Fuego	Descalificante	Falta (“White & Tan”)	No reconocido	No reconocido	No reconocido
Naranja	Falta (“Traces of pale orange shades are tolerated but not desirable”)	No reconocido	Falta (“An ivory tinge, or traces of orange, are permitted but they are considered an imperfection”)	No reconocido	No reconocido
Patterns
Unicolor	Estándar (“Pure white”)	Estándar (“pure white”)	Estándar (“Pure white”)	Estándar (“Pure white”)	Estándar (“Pure white”)

Ojos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Marrón oscuro	Estándar (“they are of a dark ochre colour”)	Estándar (“very dark”)	Estándar (“dark brown”)	Estándar (“dark brown”)	Estándar (“dark brown”)
Azul	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Wall eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling

Nariz: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negro	Estándar (“absolutely black”)	Estándar (“The nose is black”)	Estándar (“black”)	Estándar (“Nose black”)	Estándar (“Nose black”)
Rosa	Descalificante (“Total depigmentation of the nose”)	No ruling	Falta	No ruling	No ruling
Nariz Dudley	Descalificante	No ruling	Falta (“Dudley nose”)	No ruling	No ruling

What the rulings mean

Estándar: Described by the club's breed standard.
Falta: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Descalificante: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
No reconocido: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Bichón Maltés's colors can change over its life.

Blancochanges toRoano
Pelaje · Con la edad · from 2 weeks
Azulchanges toMarrón oscuro
Ojos · Con la edad · from 2 weeks
Azulchanges toMarrón
Ojos · Con la edad · from 2 weeks
Azulchanges toMarrón claro
Ojos · Con la edad · from 2 weeks
Azulchanges toÁmbar
Ojos · Con la edad · from 2 weeks
Azulchanges toAvellana
Ojos · Con la edad · from 2 weeks
Azulchanges toAmarillo
Ojos · Con la edad · from 2 weeks
Negrochanges toNariz de nieve
Nariz · Con la estación · can change back
Negrochanges toRosa
Nariz · Con la estación · can change back

Sources

Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.

Published standards

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